2011 Softball Roster

2 Candace Velasquez

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Junior
  • Home town Austin, Texas
  • Previous School McClennan C.C.

Biography

Awards:
• American Southwest Conference West Division Second Team (2010).
• American Southwest Conference West Division Hitter of the Week (3/22/10).

Transferred to Concordia from McLennan Community College.

2010:
Made 39 appearances and 38 starts … Batted .294 with three home runs and 20 RBI … Also added 32 hits and scored 20 times … Ranked third on the team in home runs and tied for third in RBI … Garnered ASC West Division Hitter of the Week accolades on March 22 after going 9-for-11 with three home runs, two doubles, nine RBI and nine runs scored in a four-game sweep of Sul Ross State … Went a combined 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored three times in a two-game sweep of Dallas … Went 4-for-4, exploding offensively with a career-high four RBI on two home runs and a double in an 18-3 win over Sul Ross State (3/19) … Also scored three times and drew a walk … Matched career RBI mark by driving in another four runs and going 2-3 with two runs scored in a 15-4 victory against Sul Ross State (3/20) … Also blasted second career home run in the game … Went 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored in leading the Tornados to an 11-5 victory over Texas Lutheran (3/27) … Singled in two runs, including the one that later stood as the game-winner, in a 4-3 win over Hardin-Simmons (4/1) … Led team to a 6-5 win over Hardin-Simmons by finishing 2-for-3 with three RBI (4/2) … Registered eighth multi-hit game of the season against Dallas in a 7-0 win, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.

At McLennan Community College (2009):
Batted .200 in 70 at-bats while seeing action in 36 games as a freshman … Scored 14 runs and drove in 13 … Belted four doubles … Named an honor student.

High School:
Four-year letterwinner at James Bowie … Served as a team captain for two seasons … Garnered all-district second team accolades as a senior … Named academic all-district twice … Led team to state tournament as a junior and senior, which included an appearance in the semifinal round and a trip to the championship game … Also played volleyball for a season … Honor roll student every year.

Personal:
Majoring in kinesiology … Born Apr. 16, 1990 … Daughter of Gloria and Roy Velasquez … Has two brothers, Roy and Zachary.

Career Highs (Hitting):
At Bats: 5, vs. LeTourneau (3/6/10)
Runs Scored: 3, Three Times
Hits: 4, at Sul Ross State (3/19/10)
Doubles: 1, Seven Times
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: 1, Three Times
Runs Batted In: 4, Twice
Bases on Balls: 1, Six Times
Stolen Bases: N/A

Career Highs (Fielding):
Putouts: 4, vs. Schreiner (3/13/10)
Assists: 3, Five Times 

 
 
Hitting
Avg
GP
GS
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
TB
SLG%
BB
HBP
SO
GDP
OB%
SF
SH
SB
ATT
PO
A
E
FLD%
2010
.294
39
38
109
20
25
7
0
3
20
48
.440
6
0
25
0
.328
1
4
0
1
68
46
9
.927
Career
.294
39
38
109
20
25
7
0
3
20
48
.440
6
0
25
0
.328
5
5
3
5
68
46
9
.927
 

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